Toy whip.



PATENTED FEB. 6

W F SIMON TOY WHIP.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 2z, 1904.

INVENTOR Wim/a f. wzoi@ WILLIAM F.y SIMON, OF W EST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

TOY WHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1 906.

Application filed August 22, 1904. Serial No. 221,698.

To at?, whom it may concern:

Be .it known that I, WILLIAM F. SIMON, a

` citizen of the United States, and. a resident of West Hoboken, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toy Whips, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in toy Whips, and it consists inthe novel features and combinations of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce an attractive toy whip whoseexterior portions are formed. from a spirally-coiled strip or strips ofthin sheet metal; and to this end the whip of my invention comprises inits preferred form a wooden handle-core, a body portion thereon ofcoiled sheet metal in strip form, a knob on the butt-end of said core,and a string connected at one end with the outer end of said coiledstrip and at the other end to said core, whereby said string, which isconcealed., serves to prevent the coiled strip from becoming undulyextended or pulled. out and also as an aid in preventing the coiledstrip from slipping od' from the said core. Preferably the knob on thebutt-end of the core of the whip will contain a cavity large enough toclosely lit upon said core and "the adjacent ends of said. coiled stripand said string, so that by the tight fit of said knob or p theapplication of a small quantity of glue Within said cavity the said knobmay be utilized as a convenient means for adding a fmish to the end ofthe whip-handle and also tov secure the adjacent ends of the core,coiled strip, and string very firmly together.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure I is a side elevation of a whip embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a like view of a slightly-modified construction of` whipembodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a like view of a furtherslightly-modified construction' of whip embodying my invention. Fig. 4is a like view of a further slightly-modified. construction of whipembodying my invention.. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central section, on anenlarged scale andpartly broken away, of the whip shown in Fie". 2 andFig. 6 a transverse section of same on the dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

In. the drawings, l() designates the wooden core of the whip; 11, theexterior body of the whip, formed of a coiled narrow thin metal strip orstrips; 12, the knob on the butt-end of the whip, and 13 the string'extending through said body and fastened at its ends at the ends of saidbody.

The core l() is simply a tapered. cylindrical stick of Wood. or othersuitable material within the coiled metal body l1 and having firmlyfastened. upon its butt-end. the knob 12, having a cavity l5 to receivethe end of said core and the adjacent ends of said body ll and string13, together with a small quantity of glue 16, by which all said partsmay be securely attached. together. l

The coiled strip of metal constituting the exterior body 11 of the Whipmay be either plain-that is, having' plain surfaces, as shown, in Fig.3, or transversely crimped, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and on a largerscale in Figs. 5 and 6.

In Fig. l I illustrate the exterior body of the whip as made from astrip 17 of transversely-crimped and then coiled metal and a strip 18'ofplain coiled metal, While in'Figs. 2 and 4 the body l1 is shown asformed of a continuous transversely-crimped and then coiled strip ofmetal, and in Fig. 3 the body 1l is illustrated. as formed of acontinuous strip of plain coiled metal.

In the forms of Whip shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 5 a small knob 19 isfastened at the outer end of the body l1, this knob receiving andforming a fastening for the outer end of the string 13 and serving toornament the whip and prevent any undue extension of the coiled body 1l.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 the string 13 is carried outwardlybeyond the end of the body 11,' so as to form a fiexible leash 20, andat the outer end of said body Il the coils thereof closely bind againstsaid string.

The knobs 12 19 and body 11 will be variously colored to lend. anattractive appearance to the whips, and the crimping of the metal stripproduces an effect of lights and shades, (represented in Figs. 1, 2, and4,) which add to the attractive character of the articles.

The core 10 does not in everyinstance, as in Figs. 1,2, and 3, forillustration, extend out to the end of the body 1.1, and this leaves theouter end of said body flexible.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The whip comprising the core, the exterior body formed of thin narrowcoiled metal, the interior string fastened at the outer end of said bodyto prevent undue extension of the saine, and the knob fastened on thebuttend of said core, said knob having a cavity to receive the said endof said core and the adjacent ends of said body and string;substantially as set forth.

2. The whip Comprising the core7 the eXterior body formed of thin narrowcoiled metal,

the interior String7 and the knobs at the ends sinee of said body, saidstring being fastened at its inner end at the base-of said core and atits outer end connected with the outer one of said knobs; substantiallyas set forth.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 19th day of August, A. D. 1904.

WILLIAM F. SIMON. Witnesses:

ARTHUR MARION,

CRAs. C. GILL.

